wahoo

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Definition of wahoo in English English dictionary

Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish

{i} shady tree that has corky wing-like projections and is native to southeastern United States; deciduous shrub that is native to North America and has small purple flowers; large game fish of the mackerel family

large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide

A dark blue scombroid food fish (Acanthocibium solandri or petus) of Florida and the West Indies

{ü} yahoo!, hurrah! (cry of excitement or exuberance)

Any of various American trees or shrubs; A certain shrub (Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; called also burning bush

Cascara buckthorn

Species (Acanthocybium solanderi) of swift-moving, powerful, predaceous food and game fish found worldwide, especially in the tropics. A slim, streamlined fish, it has sharp-toothed, beaklike jaws and a tapered body ending in a crescent-shaped tail. Gray-blue above and paler below, it is marked with a series of vertical bars and, like the related tunas, has a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins. It may grow to 6 ft (1.8 m) long and weigh more than 120 lb (55 kg)

large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Basswood

deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas

Hyphenation

wa·hoo

Turkish pronunciation

wıhu

Pronunciation

/wəˈho͞o/ /wəˈhuː/

Etymology

[ 'wä-"hü, 'wo- ] (noun.) 1770. origin unknown.